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Rumors Suggest Surprising Possibility of Valeant and Actavis Combination

Media reports over the weekend suggested Valeant Pharmaceuticals VRX held merger discussions with Actavis ACT , which may now have stalled on financial considerations. Valeant had been signaling that it was seeking to pursue a large acquisition or a merger of equals, so the magnitude of the deal was not surprising, but we were a little surprised by the target. Overall, there may be enough … Continue reading Rumors Suggest Surprising Possibility of Valeant and Actavis Combination

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The Board of Directors of Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) declared (a) a quarterly common stock dividend of 3 cents per share payable August 25, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 8, 2014 and (b) a quarterly dividend of 93.75 cents per share on Alcoa’s $3.75 cumulative preferred stock payable October 1, 2014 to shareholders of record at the close of … Continue reading Big Movers : Alcoa (NYSE:AA), Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK), Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS), The Valspar Corporation (NYSE:VAL), PICO Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PICO)

Stocks With New Highs: The Valspar Corporation (NYSE:VAL), Energen Corporation (NYSE:EGN), Enerplus (NYSE:ERF), Tronox Ltd (NYSE:TROX), Comstock Resources Inc (NYSE:CRK)

The Valspar Corporation (NYSE:VAL) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twelve analysts that are presently covering the stock, AnalystRatings.Net reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The Valspar Corporation (NYSE:VAL) stock performance was 1.05% in last session and finished the day … Continue reading Stocks With New Highs: The Valspar Corporation (NYSE:VAL), Energen Corporation (NYSE:EGN), Enerplus (NYSE:ERF), Tronox Ltd (NYSE:TROX), Comstock Resources Inc (NYSE:CRK)